This Fair Oaks backyard had room to breathe and a canopy of mature oaks, and the family wanted to use every bit of it. We planned the yard as a series of destinations: a rectangular pool and spa at the center, a covered dining patio off the house, a putting green, and quiet gravel paths that wander out to wood arbors at the edges of the property.

Brick seat walls and raised planters tie the new work to the home, and layered planting softens every edge, from olive trees and grasses to flowering perennials under the oaks. At night, lighting along the pool, walls and trees turns the whole garden into an evening retreat.

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